Volleyball Preview: Dublin Coffman Shamrocks vs. Hilliard Davidson Wildcats
Dublin Coffman has gone 9-1 against Hilliard Davidson recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Dublin Coffman Shamrocks will stay at home for another game and welcome the Hilliard Davidson Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Dublin Coffman finally turned things around against Bexley on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 3-0 win. That three set margin sets a new team best for the Shamrocks this season.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-19, 25-8.
Dublin Coffman can attribute much of their success to Colleen Doyle, who had 11 digs.
Dublin Coffman was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Hilliard Davidson made easy work of Hilliard Bradley on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-18, 25-21.
Hilliard Davidson's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Lydia Dougherty, who had eight digs and five aces, and Avery Asp, who had ten digs. The dominant performance gave Dougherty a new career-high in aces.
Dublin Coffman's win bumped their record up to 3-10. As for Hilliard Davidson, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Dublin Coffman has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Hilliard Davidson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Dublin Coffman was able to grind out a solid win over Hilliard Davidson in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Dublin Coffman repeat their success, or does Hilliard Davidson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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